Alternating current motor



y 17, 1932- H. WEICHSEL 1,858,255

ALTERNAT ING CURRENT MOTOR Filed Jan. 28, 1931 Patented May 17, 1932 I UNITED s'rnrns PATENT. @FFMCE HANS WEICHSEL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNQR T0 WAGNER ELECTRIC CORPORA- TION, OF ST. LOUIS, MISS'U'URI, A CORPDRATION OF.DELAWARE ALTERNAT'IETG- GURR'ENI MOTQB Application filed January 538,1931.

My invention relates to split phase motors of the condenser type, and its object is to provide improved means for reducing the total capacity of the phase displacing circuit 5 after the motor has attained operating speed. By my invention this capacity change is broughtvabout without producing any destru ctive arcing at contacts.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 shows a split phase motor in which the voltage impressed upon the phase displacing circuit of the line is the same as that imp ressed upon the main inducing winding,

whereas Figure 2 shows a modification in which the voltage impressed upon the phase displacing circuit is greater than that impressed upon the main inducing winding.

diagrammatically represents a rotor having a permanently short-circuited winding which may be of the squirrehcage or other desired type. The stator is provided with a main inducing winding 2 and with an auxiliary inducing winding 3. The airxil iary inducing Winding is displaced prefer-- ably by 90 electrical degrees from the main inducing winding and is connected to the line in parallel with the latter winding by means of a phase displacing circuit which con1- pris es condensers 4 and 5 connected in series.

Condenser 5 is proportioned to have the ca pacity desirable for normal operation of the machine, and condenser 4 is of larger capac ity than condenser 5, its capacity being that suit able for the production of the desired starting torque. Condenser 5 may be of the paper type and condenser 4 may be of the electrolytic type.

A shunt circuit around the condenser 5 is ovided which comprises the switch 6.

en the machine is to be started this switch roached the switch is opened and may be moved to contact 8, whereby a shunt circuit Serial No. 511,702.

rendering condenser t ineffective, will be established. Since the capacity of condenser i will usually be much larger than that of condenser 5, the maintenance of condenser 4 in the circuit during normal operation will not greatly decrease the total capacity oi the circuit.

it will be noted that with the arrangement described the opening of the switch 6 will not result in the production of a spark at the contacts since these are bridged by the con denser 5.

Figure 2 diiiers from Figure 1 only in the provision of additional winding turns 9 in the axis of the winding 9. whereby the voltage impressed on the phase displacing circuit will be greater than that impressed on the winding Under this modification it will be apparent tha the condensers 4 and 5 may be smaller due the that higher vol age is impressed upon the phase displacing ring fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

'T nating current motor, an in- 1 an inducing member provided inducing winding and with ducing winding displaced theretron'i, a splacing circuit comr ing said auxiliar inducing winding and two condensers connec "n series with each other and with said a .hary winding, and a shunt circuit :tor rendering one of said condensers inefiectivc at starting.

2. In an alte rating current motor, an in duced member, an inducing member provided with a main inducing winding and with an auxiliary inducing winding displaced therefrom, a phase displacing circuit comprising said auxiliary inducing winding and two condensers connected in series, means for ren 'dering one of said condensers inefi'ective at starting, and means for rendering the other condenser inefiective during running.

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3. In an alternating current motor, an induced member, an inducing member provided with a main inducing windin and with an. auxiliary inducing winding displaced there- 5 from, a phase displacing circuit comprisingsaid auxiliary inducing winding and two condensers connected 1n series with each other and with said auxiliary winding, one of said condensers having greater capacity than the other, and a shunt circuit for rendeririiig the said condenser of smaller capacity ine ec'tive at starting.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature, this 23d day of January, 1931. l

HANS WEIGHSEL. 

